GUEST COLUMN: Oppose Fairness in Ticketing legislation

3:17 PM,
Mar. 14, 2013

Written by

Alan Wise

Many people may not realize it, but the bus transportation and tour packaging industries bring millions of dollars to the Tennessee economy. From Graceland to Pigeon Forge, people travel to and across our great state to enjoy all it has to offer.

A large part of the bus tour industry's success hinges on being able to buy tickets to popular events, including shows at the Ryman in Nashville, Grizzlies games in Memphis or Vols football in Knoxville. Tour packagers need to buy tickets and then resell them as a part of a package.

Sometimes we need to buy additional tickets when a package is popular, or ...